Maldives

A Manta Trust-led study finds that manta rays could generate an estimated US$8.6 billion in Maldives tourism revenue over their lifetimes

Aggressor Adventures has announced a new selection of limited-time specials across some of its most popular destinations

Italian President Sergio Mattarella hounours the Finnish cave divers who recovered the bodies of four Italian divers from a Maldives cave.

Italian investigators have seized electronic devices and personal equipment belonging to the five divers who died inside the Vaavu Atoll cave

Italian prosecutors have launched a culpable homicide investigation into the deaths of five Italian scuba divers in a Maldives cave

The bodies of two of the divers who died in a cave in the Maldives' Vaavu atoll have been recovered, according to reports

The bodies of Monica Montefalcone, Giorgia Sommacal, Muriel Oddenino and Federico Gualtieri have been located in a Vaavu atoll cave

MNDF Staff Sergeant Mohamed Mahudhee died while searching for four Italian divers who went missing diving a cave in Vaavu Atoll, Maldives

The scuba diving world has been rocked by the deaths of five Italian scuba divers in a cave in Vaavu Atoll, Maldives

Popular luxury liveaboard Emperor Explorer has been destroyed by fire while moored near Hulhumalé, Maldives

Emperor Divers has announced the launch of a new Maldives liveaboard, Emperor Explorer II, scheduled to begin operations in August 2026

Malcolm Richmond is said to have 'drunk himself to death' following the death of his wife during a Maldives scuba diving holiday

A retired British couple have died following a reported scuba diving incident while holidaying on Ellaidhoo island in the Maldives

All guests and crew evacuated safely after a fire on board Maldives liveaboard Yasawa Princess on Christmas Eve

Residents, resort staff and tourists came together to set a new Guinness World Record for most people snorkelling simultaneously

Seventy-seven per cent of respondents fear reopening the gulper shark fishery will damage both the marine environment and the economy

A group of leading shark conservationists are calling on the Maldives President to rescind his lifting of the country's shark fishing ban

President of the Maldives, Dr Mohamed Muizzi, has announced the lifting of the nation's shark fishing ban this coming November

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The Emperor Group, owner of Emperor Divers, has launched a new brand, Emperor Adventure, for both scuba diving and land-based experiences

Popular liveaboard Blue Voyager suffered a catastrophic fire while moored in port at Hulamalé, in the Maldives.

The Maldives government has said it will not reopen its longline fisheries, following a concerted campaign by conservationists and fishers

Need ideas for your next scuba diving adventure? Here's a rundown of the best places in the world to scuba dive, according to DIVE's readers.

PADI launches a new Master Scuba Diver Challenge, offering free renewals for Members and a dream trip to the Maldives for scuba divers

Riding a scooter into a cloud of grey reef sharks, whose populations in the Maldives are booming thanks to a blanket ban on shark fishing

Popular liveaboard company Blue O Two has now been entirely incorporated into the Master Liveaboards brand

Charly Clérisse is an underwater photographer originally from France, currently a full-time liveaboard dive manager based in the Maldives

PADI has told dive operators across the Middle East and Africa they must exclusively provide PADI courses to maintain their Membership.

Master Liveaboards has announced that it will be taking over the operation of Blue O Two's Red Sea and Maldives liveaboards

A great portfolio from the Red Sea and Indonesia by Nat Geo Germany's award-winning newcomer and Greenpeace photographer, Jan Leya